Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun sg] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in the heart of Manchester , but for many years industry and commerce have been moving away from the city centre , increasing the risk that only a lifeless core will be left . |
| 2 | Jeopardy and Amber had been working on a piece which they intended to perform when Mandru returned home . |
| 3 | Another factor which made Russian foreign policy different in kind from that of the other Great Powers in 1880 was that , like Great Britain ( with whom she often came into conflict over them ) , she had great extra-European interests , both in the Far East and central Asia , where her territories , influence and commerce had been growing steadily for twenty years . |
| 4 | The daughter of a rich Jewish textile manufacturer from Lodz , this highly intelligent woman of great charm and style had been living in Germany during the years when Hitler was coming to power , and the persecution of Jews had begun . |
| 5 | So erm mum and dad has been writing and erm I think they phoned |
| 6 | Product differentiation and improvement has been occurring steadily over the years and now includes metal and wooden window frames , doors , storage tanks , household furniture , beds , as well as a much improved range of braziers , and tin trunks . |
| 7 | There seems little doubt that suspicion and resentment had been festering in Pakistani minds since long before this series began . |
| 8 | St Clears Chamber of Trade and Commerce have been landscaping the approaches to the town in order to attract visitors and provide an amenity for local residents . |
| 9 | But for about a year certain pieces of late Roman coinage and art have been cropping up in unexpected places in the international market . |
| 10 | It looks like the Army and Navy have been going for hundreds of years , Army and Navy Stores |
| 11 | The Ridgeway is one of the oldest routes in the world , man and beast has been travelling its 85 mile length from Wiltshire to Buckinghamshire for at least 4,000 years . |
| 12 | As with all computer technology the price of the necessary hardware and software has been falling dramatically and more and more manufacturers are starting to take seriously the idea of producing pen based computers for the mass market . |
| 13 | Burgon and Ball have been making shears in Sheffield for over 200 . |
| 14 | Volunteers from both east and west have been making mercy missions to the thousands of refugess caught up in the fighting . |
| 15 | Negotiations between the National Trust and MoD have been taking place for two years and have reached a critical stage . |
| 16 | Mining operations for oil-shale and coal had been providing much new information which showed that the original maps of Central Scotland were inaccurate in places . |
| 17 | There can be little doubt that since the 1944 Act , and more particularly since 1974 , power and influence have been moving significantly from the local scene to the national stage . |
| 18 | For who within the service is seeking or is willing to dismantle these units whose power and autonomy has been growing in strides since the Royal Commission of 1960 and the subsequent Police Act of 1964 first created the amalgamated giants ? |
| 19 | On all three issues conservatives in the Soviet Communist Party and army have been trying to reverse the combination of change at home and co-operation with America abroad . |